For the past several years, various research institutions and organizations have been experimenting with electronic “white canes” for the blind. One of these was the ultrasound-enabled UltraCane, ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Guide Dogs Queensland has begun trials of a laser-guided walking cane, and plans to soon test a ...

Three Palestinian girls have developed a walking cane that utilizes infrared technology to alert blind people of obstacles and drop-offs, winning the girls a trip to a prestigious science fair in ...

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Guide Dogs Queensland has a new a laser cane for vision-impaired people that detects objects and sends an alert vibration or tone. Volunteers will be fundraising in the Wide Bay next week for the ...